Konya
Konya is a city in Turkey. The city is in Central Anatolia. There was 2,079,225 people living there in 2013.
Coordinates: 37°52′N 32°29′E / 37.867°N 32.483°ECoordinates: 37°52′N 32°29′E / 37.867°N 32.483°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Region | Central Anatolia |
Province | Konya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Uğur İbrahim Altay (AKP) |
Area | |
• Metropolitan municipality | 38,873 km2 (15,009 sq mi) |
• Urban | 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi) |
• Metro | 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,016 m (3,333 ft) |
Population (2021 estimation)[1] | |
• Metropolitan municipality | 2,277,017 |
• Density | 58.5758/km2 (151.7106/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,390,051 |
• Urban density | 210.6/km2 (545/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,390,051 |
• Metro density | 210.6/km2 (545/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 42XXX |
Licence plate | 42 |
Website | www |
Konya Media
Hercules Sarcophagus (ca. 250–260 AD) in the Konya Archaeological Museum
A marble statue of Nike, the Ancient Greek goddess located in Konya Archaeological Museum.
Ince Minaret Medrese (1279) in Konya
Established in 1273, the Sufi Mevlevi Order and its Whirling Dervishes are renowned symbols of Konya and Turkey.
The Mevlana Museum (1274) is the last resting place of the Sufi mystic and poet Rumi in Konya, the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate.
Lake Meke, a large crater lake in Konya Province
References
Other websites
- City website Archived 2012-01-01 at the Wayback Machine